Sky Words
February 20, 2026

16 words.

ACEHLNN

All 16 words

ACEHLNN7 CLEAN5 ACE3 ACHE4 EACH4 ACNE4 LANE4 CAN3 HEN3 LACE4 ALE3 CLAN4 CHANNEL7 HEAL4 CANE4 LEAN4

The Sky Words daily puzzle for February 20, 2026 holds 16 words, listed below with their letter counts. The longest is ACEHLNN at 7 letters.

As with the main game, every answer is built from a single shared letter set, so the quickest way to find a missing word is to match the length of the slot you are stuck on against the list below rather than reading it end to end.

Every day we have on record is kept in the daily archive, and the days either side of this one are linked at the foot of the page.

February 20, 2026
Words today16
Longest wordACEHLNN (7)
Shortest wordACE (3)
Average length4.2 letters
Questions

Sky Words February 20, 2026 FAQ

1What are the Sky Words answers for February 20, 2026?+
All 16 accepted words are listed on this page.
2What is the longest word today?+
ACEHLNN, at 7 letters.
3Where is yesterday's puzzle?+
February 19, 2026 is the previous day on record. The full archive lists every day.
4Is today's puzzle added automatically?+
Yes. A collection job runs each morning and files the new day the same day it releases.
How to play

How Sky Words Works

The rules that decide what counts on any Sky Words day.

1

Read the letter set

Every answer in a level uses only these letters. Anything containing a letter outside the set is wrong by definition.

2

Place the longest word

The longest answer usually uses every letter and anchors the board. Once it is placed the crossings narrow everything else.

3

Fill the short crossings

Most missed answers are three and four letter words sitting across the long one. Work the crossings, not the list.

Play smarter

Sky Words Tips & Strategy

Starting with what today's puzzle in particular rewards.

1

Longest today is ACEHLNN

At 7 letters it uses most of the set — place it first and the shorter answers follow from the crossings.

2

Start from the letter count

The board tells you how many letters each answer needs before you know the word. Count the squares, then look for a word of exactly that length in your set.

3

Long word first, always

In most Sky Words levels one answer uses every available letter. Finding it fixes several crossings at once and turns the rest into fill-in-the-blank.

4

Watch for plurals and tenses

If the set contains an S, expect at least one plural. If it contains an E and a D, expect a past tense. These are the answers people most often miss.

5

Use the board shape

Two answers crossing at a fixed letter is a much stronger clue than the letter set alone. The rendered board on every level page shows you those crossings directly.

6

Check the neighbours

Level numbers near each other often reuse similar letter sets. If you are stuck, the previous and next levels are linked at the bottom of every page.

By the numbers

Sky Words February 20, 2026 In Detail

Everything recorded for this day.

DateFebruary 20, 2026
Words today16
Longest wordACEHLNN (7)
Average length4.2 letters
Days on record236